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© Miraj Films, 2010
LONG Métrage | 2010
Zohra: A Moroccan Fairy Tale
© Miraj Films, 2010
Titre original : Lovesways [Original title] | Zohra, A Moroccan Fairy Tale
Pays concerné : Maroc
Durée : 80 minutes
Genre : drame
Type : fiction
Site web : www.zohrafilm.com
Français
Une jeune fille marocaine rencontre un jeune homme qui essaye de faire sa voie en Espagne dans la recherche d’une meilleure vie. Il essaye de la persuader de venir avec lui mais elle refuse de rejeter son père de cette façon, bien qu’elle n’aime pas l’idée d’épouser l’homme plus vieux à qui elle a été fiancée.
de Barney Platts-Mills, 2010, Royaume-Uni/Maroc, 1h20mins
Réalisateur : Barney Platts-Mills
Scénario: Barney Platts-Mills
Interprètes : Touba Noro (Zohra), Said Bekkeurrie (Ibrahim), Hasne Boutani, Rahema Khaidar,…
PRODUCTION :
Kasbah Films (Maroc)
http://kasbah-films.com/film.php?id_film=23
Miraj Films (Royaume-Uni)
Tourné dans les provinces de ASSILAH et LARACHE, Maroc.
de Barney Platts-Mills, 2010, Royaume-Uni/Maroc, 1h20mins
Réalisateur : Barney Platts-Mills
Scénario: Barney Platts-Mills
Interprètes : Touba Noro (Zohra), Said Bekkeurrie (Ibrahim), Hasne Boutani, Rahema Khaidar,…
PRODUCTION :
Kasbah Films (Maroc)
http://kasbah-films.com/film.php?id_film=23
Miraj Films (Royaume-Uni)
Tourné dans les provinces de ASSILAH et LARACHE, Maroc.
English
Barney Platts Mills, the only filmmaker to receive unanimous invitation to Cannes critics week is back after 27 years, with the first ever Moroccan dialect film.
A past master of the Neo- Realist movement, the critically acclaimed film director Barney Platts-Mills (Bronco Bullfrog, Private Road) is back on form after a 27 year break, depicting the exotic, and contemporary world of rural Morocco with an honesty and beauty that gives the viewer a rare glimpse into this hidden world.
Platts-Mills was inspired by the idea of Rosellini who as he understood it « proposed that one take a neighbourhood and make a film to represent or reflect that place by using the stories that emerged from the peoples experiences and getting the people to act them out in their natural locations. » This is the idea he used in « Bronco Bullfrog », and which he has again used in the making of « Zohra », having lived in Mejlaou (the location of the film) since 2001.
« ZOHRA » is a simple love story set against the social and economic realities of life in rural Morocco, about two lovers, ZOHRA, a fourteen year old village girl pressured to marry an older wealthier man, and IBRAHIM whom she meets while he is hiding in the village waiting to take a boat to Spain. Stormy weather delays the voyage and the young people share a fugitive love affair, dreaming of running away together before reality intrudes. Reminiscent of Platts- Mills earlier work, it examines the conflict between the older generations idealism, willingness to dream, and questioning of the existing system. Drawing on the beautiful, rich and generous Moroccan landscape Platts- Mills invites the audience to question the immigration of people from such a bountiful land. He states that only the obscenities of international politics could have made it inhospitable to its people. Platts Mills raises questions without lecturing, merely depicting reality in the form of a Moroccan fairytale.
IBRAHIM is the water sprite who wants to escape through the ocean to faraway places, while ZOHRA is earth rooted to her land and people.
ZOHRA: A MOROCCAN FAIRYTALE
Director: Barney Platts Mills (WINNER OF CANNES CRITIC AWARD and THE GOLDEN LEOPARD)
Producers: Barney Platts Mills, Rajita Shah
Scenario: Barney Platts-Mills
Photography: Fulgencio Martinez
Cast: Touba Noro (Zohra), Said Bekkeurrie (Ibrahim)
Production Company: Miraj Films & Mouton Rouge
Sales: Miraj Films
Print source: Miraj Films
Length: 80mins
Super 16mm
UK- MOROCCO
Running Time 80 mins.
Shot on Super 16mm
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Kasbah Films (MOROCCO)
Miraj Films (UK)
FILMED ON LOCATION IN THE PROVINCES OF
ASSILAH AND LARACHE, MOROCCO.
CONTACT
PRODUCTION CO.
MIRAJ FILMS
4 The Bear Pit
14 New globe walk
London SE1 9DR
[email protected]
+44-7756064197
www.mirajfilms.com
Kasbah Films (MOROCCO)
Miraj Films (UK)
http://kasbah-films.com/film.php?id_film=23
SALES AGENT
HELEN LOVERIDGE
MERIDIANA FILMS
20 Authur Road
London N7 6DR
[email protected]
T+44 20 7700 3088
www.meridianafilms.com
FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS
2011 | 40th ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL 2011
* WORLD PREMIERE at Pathé 5, Sat 29 Jan 15:45 (includes Q&A with director and Moroccan actor SAID BEKKEURRIE)
Cinerama 5 Sun 30 Jan 22:15
Cinerama 2 Fri 04 Feb 22:15
LV 3 Sat 05 Feb 22:15
2010 | 21st Festival du cinéma britannique de Dinard, France | 6 > 10 october 2010
* Footage Screening
2010 | LONDON FILM FOCUS MARKET 2010
* SELECTED
2010 | TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010
* MARKET PREMIERE
A past master of the Neo- Realist movement, the critically acclaimed film director Barney Platts-Mills (Bronco Bullfrog, Private Road) is back on form after a 27 year break, depicting the exotic, and contemporary world of rural Morocco with an honesty and beauty that gives the viewer a rare glimpse into this hidden world.
Platts-Mills was inspired by the idea of Rosellini who as he understood it « proposed that one take a neighbourhood and make a film to represent or reflect that place by using the stories that emerged from the peoples experiences and getting the people to act them out in their natural locations. » This is the idea he used in « Bronco Bullfrog », and which he has again used in the making of « Zohra », having lived in Mejlaou (the location of the film) since 2001.
« ZOHRA » is a simple love story set against the social and economic realities of life in rural Morocco, about two lovers, ZOHRA, a fourteen year old village girl pressured to marry an older wealthier man, and IBRAHIM whom she meets while he is hiding in the village waiting to take a boat to Spain. Stormy weather delays the voyage and the young people share a fugitive love affair, dreaming of running away together before reality intrudes. Reminiscent of Platts- Mills earlier work, it examines the conflict between the older generations idealism, willingness to dream, and questioning of the existing system. Drawing on the beautiful, rich and generous Moroccan landscape Platts- Mills invites the audience to question the immigration of people from such a bountiful land. He states that only the obscenities of international politics could have made it inhospitable to its people. Platts Mills raises questions without lecturing, merely depicting reality in the form of a Moroccan fairytale.
IBRAHIM is the water sprite who wants to escape through the ocean to faraway places, while ZOHRA is earth rooted to her land and people.
ZOHRA: A MOROCCAN FAIRYTALE
Director: Barney Platts Mills (WINNER OF CANNES CRITIC AWARD and THE GOLDEN LEOPARD)
Producers: Barney Platts Mills, Rajita Shah
Scenario: Barney Platts-Mills
Photography: Fulgencio Martinez
Cast: Touba Noro (Zohra), Said Bekkeurrie (Ibrahim)
Production Company: Miraj Films & Mouton Rouge
Sales: Miraj Films
Print source: Miraj Films
Length: 80mins
Super 16mm
UK- MOROCCO
Running Time 80 mins.
Shot on Super 16mm
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Kasbah Films (MOROCCO)
Miraj Films (UK)
FILMED ON LOCATION IN THE PROVINCES OF
ASSILAH AND LARACHE, MOROCCO.
CONTACT
PRODUCTION CO.
MIRAJ FILMS
4 The Bear Pit
14 New globe walk
London SE1 9DR
[email protected]
+44-7756064197
www.mirajfilms.com
Kasbah Films (MOROCCO)
Miraj Films (UK)
http://kasbah-films.com/film.php?id_film=23
SALES AGENT
HELEN LOVERIDGE
MERIDIANA FILMS
20 Authur Road
London N7 6DR
[email protected]
T+44 20 7700 3088
www.meridianafilms.com
FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS
2011 | 40th ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL 2011
* WORLD PREMIERE at Pathé 5, Sat 29 Jan 15:45 (includes Q&A with director and Moroccan actor SAID BEKKEURRIE)
Cinerama 5 Sun 30 Jan 22:15
Cinerama 2 Fri 04 Feb 22:15
LV 3 Sat 05 Feb 22:15
2010 | 21st Festival du cinéma britannique de Dinard, France | 6 > 10 october 2010
* Footage Screening
2010 | LONDON FILM FOCUS MARKET 2010
* SELECTED
2010 | TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2010
* MARKET PREMIERE
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